Superb : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Superb	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Superb
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
superb adj of surpassing excellence; "a brilliant performance"; "a superb actor" Synonym(s): brilliant, superb surpassingly good; "a superb meal"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Superb \Superb"\, a. [F. superbe, L. superbus, fr. super over. See {Super-}.] 1. Grand; magnificent; august; stately; as, a superb* edifice; a superb colonnade. 2. Rich; elegant; as, superb furniture or decorations. 3. Showy; excellent; grand; as, a superb exhibition. {Superb paradise bird} (Zo[94]l.), a bird of paradise ({Paradis[91]a, [or] Lophorina, superba}) having the scapulars erectile, and forming a large ornamental tuft on each shoulder, and a large gorget of brilliant feathers on the breast. The color is deep violet, or nearly black, with brilliant green reflections. The gorget is bright metallic green. {Superb warber}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Blue wren}, under {Wren}. -- {Superb"ly}, adv. -- {Superb"ness}, n.